Omaha daily bee., 1887-09-25
HONEY FOR THE LADIES.

Apron fronts are again g. feature In skirt
making.
The correct agony for young ladies at pres
ent Is amateur photography.
The redingote and the polonaise are the IA
voritc styles in street costumes.
An odd brooch is a crocOdile's head of tur
guise. with jaw aud eyes OF diamonds.
Long waists, short skirts and full blouse
fronts are the features in little girls frocks.
A pretty novelty in ladies' card cases is the
insertion of tiny watch in one side OF the
case.
Sailor suits for both boys and girls are
shown by manufacturers of children's gar
mentS.
The competition among dressmakers nova
days seems to be which can devise the worst
looking sieve.
Two of the foreign doctors kissed Mrs
Ceyeland's hand at the reception of the
medical congress.
Quilted shawls are in stvle but people of
fashion think thaJeven Venus would not
look we'll with one on.
A Maine, woman keeps 900 specimens of
heaps of taffy in her time.
1t was Vassar girl on her way home who
asked of the conductor, "HOw do you steer
the locomotive, anyhow"
.Undressed Suede gloves are still the pop
ular and fashionable wear with toilets for
morning, afternoon and evening.
Amy )appearing on the piazza with some
lemons)-Ada have you got squeezer? Ada
only Gus, and l can't spare him.
In Singapore, II lover can catch his
adored in canoe race he can marry her;
| hence the expression, cauOebial bliss.
Even handkerchefs embroidered in
| gold are brought to match the gOld-trimmed
gowns that are so fashionable this season.
Miss Mary lveSOn, of Columbus, Ga, Is
| life insurance agent who makes thousands Of
| dollars annually. She always has the last
| word.
| A woman of Bay City disguised herself as
a man and clerked In store for q year, and
| obtained admission into the knigntS OF
Pythias.
| Lace shawls have had their day. but can
still be fashiOnably utilized by a little ar
rangement as charming hoods for wear to
and from the opera
Bustles are no longer worn by people who
can afford to pay skiful dressmakers. Bout
| fant effects are now obtained by springs or
reeds set in the dress itself.
The greatest surprise woman is ever sub
jected to is when she almost unconciOusly
brushes a fly from the back of her neck and
finds IL a fuzzy caterpillar two inches long.
New belts are displayed, made of coin sill
YER old silver In antique devices, bronze and
leather of various sorts. These have chate-
laine attachments or pouches to correspond
| Ivory satin trained robes are still the favor
ite gowns for brides, but lace tabllers, pear
panels, diamond ornaments and lon tullt
| wells make up the ensemble Of the bridal
toilet.
Camers hair shawls are coming into fash
ion again for the reason that the manufac-
| ture has practically become Q lost art, anC
they are getting to be exceedingly hard to OBJ
tain.
1t has become fashionable to be healthy
and women are learning that small waist.
and tight garments will not permit the fret
| action of the heart and lungs, without which
good health is impossible
The fourteen -year-old daughter Of Absa
lom Baker living in WicOmicO county, Md.
is now In the fOrty-seventh day of a fast
She lies in an unnatural .stupor. and cal
only be aroused by the agency OF an electri
battery.
"Of six young ladies' whose education a
Vassar cost $1,000 each, five married one
, | horse lawyers and have to give music lesson
| to make living for the family. The Othe
/ | one Is still single, but leaning toward
: country parsOn on salary of $500 per year.
, The new Shetland tweeds and Irish blar
|, dyed wool, are the best of their Kind Moth
ing can be more comfortable or suitable ia
a travelling autumn dress, and they wear 8
well that their original expense is very 500
l repaid
5 A new style of pocket handkerchief is c
Q white linen batiste or silk muslin, scallope
o out and embroidered on the edge In colo
| | while on one corner Is square OF colore
batiste or muslin with the initials, mon
= gram or crest of the wearer in white knt
Stitch.
t A unique bodice is made of wire and cotto
o over oiled silk. The idea is " wet the cOtto
q and cover the bodice with natural flowers
4 yiolets or pansies-Thish the moistTre vi
V we believe, only one woman who has as Y
l. dared to don the thing.
Y The only flowers the bride of this seaso
J. wears is small corsage bouquet of oranj
u the skirt. Her bouquet Is OF natural aowe